The orange harvest has started in Finike, Antalya, one of the most important orange production areas in Turkey.
Finike Chamber of Agriculture Chairman, Halil Saricobanoglu, said: “Orange gardens in Finike cover 3,100 hectares and this year we expect around 200,000 tons of oranges. However due to hailstorms in the middle of June, we are expecting a loss of 50,000 tons in production this season.
The price is currently around 0.25 – 0.30 USD per kg at the grower. There was not a lot of rain this season but our growers were not affected by it. However if that continues, that will be a problem as well.
In addition to oranges, there are around 120 hectares of lemon production fields in Finike and we expect around 6,000 tons of products this season.
Additionally there are around 470 hectares of pomegranate production areas in our town and we expect around 20,000 tons of products in 2018. The price is around 0.25 – 0.35 USD per kg."
Source: Antalya Ekspres
